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Ihtuiw ItO, Kumivr 4 Lo*ell High SehiW. San Fr-inciwo. CiMorniJ *».».»
School rivalry issue
rekindles controversy
.Sophomore Stephanie IJU and junior Ma> Wiinc rctrmcd fir\l ami
third places, rrspeeihtly. In the CtiEnrsr-Amrriran Citi/rru Alliance
(CACAI oratorical contrst.
Speakers score
at tournament
B* Jrssfra 1 runj:
of Ih.- Km.-r.sht Team
oiicc again (Mumphcs! m t.ic
Chi.ie%c- American Citi/rnv
Alliance (CACA) Oratorical Ortcit,
the Invest-in-America
OiatorieaJ Contest, and the league
debate •- •- iw'^ii.'ual event*
junior >i»y WW); u-\ lust aid
thin! places. ie*pv»tnct), in the
CACA CJR'ru on Nosemhcr 30. In
addition u> rn»fiht;s, l^>u receded
$350, and *A'oag jwned S^SO in
c)»h award*.
Lau tpoltC ua te^'btr ri rruitmcnt.
and Wonjt dli.u\Mrd the HVK of
childcare.
"1 bettered in Uc message of my
speech." W*l I-iu. "and it wa% c*
tra nkc to vV>4 he of Chh^sc i5c-u.tni
,; The foliowin/ week, on
|^ ^Docanher t, in the l.*neu-in-
> America c-icipeiitioa held at S* mflbw"»
Reu»,rant in OM Mi,
Ktiior Matk SJxxller tupturcd the
^ ; lint place tele and won 51 Z<
t-:i*r ."'^ e R*** 1 )' Cioh o( OiiUrA •»
• A-*^ jipotaored ih» annual ctwest.
•S^ W "ShaiM Federal T*^ be liwicnte^tV;
oj?** wjt ihu you-'-, Ufpfc.
V ihcrJd not be i
-..- (onr^neat doe* ottic tnnuy.
runt: 1 Ihi-u,:!:; I'.ut ..p> i>I .':<
mtS- Ii.iLlt ulk-n I fu^-tM »(v.il
fiont of mUr 'itfe -iid-x^cs "
il >> nutlet who ;,iou M-HI!J he .We :..
vpcjk in i;twit oi j p-,,!i!u." IK: «*•!
IX Dcccmiwt .V. Jl I!K' debate
tw.mjnicni at El Ccr'iuj High
School. \enicrPn '.ipK^P^tcctived
a trophy in viriity •. .v^Irvl..xiglat
>r niv
partner, th-'j^h "
Uird i«* J >lii(J in Mrerj:!*! m ll«
leant frum -Mokluil c :nt% to
c. She t* "tf JlIC plea>^i" tl"'
fc h*\*i\ vjrti!) Lincoln-
trnii: Itssn'l had Tot a ton;: true
I iLcwtsc. Kwoni; reOcxtcvj. "I
iltini that ~-ur team i* li^inp extremely
well :ndctu:c. but we K-t:cr
get «ir act toceihcf for the IU'» lindividual
e%ei*»l."
ShiKjU thsre be a-i otf^ti
rviv-ven l..r*eli Jt»l M.Alr
p'CM-Jft't. h-i
ihc two v.h«xns
.'- & letter to Harnn/ton,
juicrKv brings Lp ihc htp n\jlr\
i jt uscJ to exist between
uwcll ocfotc My closed m the
')1[Y\ Ljurcncc ixtcd "J. Lu^cne
McAtccr opened i:. it* (Poly"*)
pla*;c." He tlnni v that the old
ihy should be icinu_.cd between
ll : new p..|y (McAteert and
k:iiiNrr» ihc Culy arxJ Umell
1I\. '"Tl^.-c »a* J IIUI>* WIH^-H
i'i>" * iiti i bij,". ^i" i>r. il cillcd the
[ lopti;. '.VFLVM r u»ti ll m tlivir
i-i] lot j >,.jr " Hv -w.>'. ttu: ihf
Tnc Loudl F.wmivc Council
(LF.C) di\c«i-.*eil the rttaltv iwuc
jr^I ilcvt^ed Out the Muilcnt Nxt\
shtHjId ilctide whether there will be
jn olfitul nvali> ot not. "IK-
Mudcnu will he able to \i'!c f«ir or
u^ai.ist the nvjin iljcin^ the
Jareur> clevtton. Ifpjwed. the l.LC
would he JM- io end the rivalry at
an>t.me itui it t* ixt in U'^fU's
p.>\'cd v» tltc studer.lv can Nti
un«lcrklw*l tttc iku*c Otw nui
;if^uifxri in f^'.T of ihe n\ilrv
Ihjt i! vniilil [>n>mmj tctumil ipiti
Itnc it^nvnl .i;.-jm»! Ilw rivulr>
I'.II i! inj> pw ilii.- »kt».iii!\ j
r»iii>c In \JMJ!I/C ej.n other
K.-ti-/ iJjimi that tU-re \*.i* «T
^jivlahviii jt (IIK* Junn,: tlKr
Lo A ell -I',.!) main, but he doc% n
titiy-nihvt il Ivir. • muth o:
Stwe fpp'nenix dul r*:l thin!, trut
a nvaliy neids to be official. The>
•HfMC that J ti^alt> tanntrt t-c "nijmrcd."
th.it it juit ruiurjilv happens
t«hc(% arjtuc AM the) uuuld
lilc .* fi\jlr) bevausc. a-, junior
Ptior tu the clcaitn. J of tiic A'-hlcy Mil; p puts it. "Il woi.M bnnp p
con atyut xnt* w til he Lou
tujem* closer topnhcr."
100 students lack immunizations
B; irtneKuo
On iTTcember "". putilic Ite^liJi
nunck came to la* ell and
vaccinated close lo \5>) \iu4cntt
agaiiivt meat!-*, ir.urup;, jnd
rubclb.
Trv.\e itUkkntv **ifr aiming t ,00U
Lowellite* who had tacuniplrtr
health record* and faced ciclminn
fn^m whool if then records vcie
not complete by December 10.
Thcrr remain aprrotinu;:!y 100
Miwicnti whuv rcconii lie still
incomplete.
in tuor.i 12^. ihe nunf'k office,
from R:•J^ a.in tn 12 noon. Three
nurvc*. Judinj; the uhool "••**.
adrrunislcrrd the vacctrm which
were free of cent.
AccvrJifif to Sharon Ar y.M.
health wxHkcr. the clinic «i« held
for »Wi!er4i* convenience, ""here
would K. no eicuK not w ^ct the
»huti, and jtutlcati wouldn't be
-chrxil prtisnj; them." she
"!: wa% a gi«rj idea to get Ihc
oti.rft at Khool because 2 lot of
pcoo'c d»n't (o to a doctor. ll\ a I>X
of t.ouh>c to search for •« »n>!
make an jppointnicm. It*: AI\\->
. e\;>en\ive," teaatned v»fht*nK>re
Ktmbcrly Gnifith *ho pantctruinl
SopnH»rc Tcrri Vaughn vaid. "I
don't hlc setting ihoti, bul it HA
cairer for me to fit them at servcl.
It »a\n'r emhi'-a'Jinit or t-v
painful."
"\ didii't mind. 1 ji:it pit in Inc.
w-a*tri.very perM>»-.tl or vrcW
VII * iXl had :o do wa* *^> rol up >i*ur
Mi.r '*oc I didn't want tu j;ii oui
of m\ *-7 10 get my %hoti," i-»d
*enu>r Johr.wi Chan
Junior Grace Kao ajcrul tlat h
wot convenient getting her sbot» jt
Khool. but added. "I frit awkward
because I went at '0:30
»irm the bo>» were setting their
ihott. The girl* had k. nHl up their
slccvT*. but rtxnt 11I the Nij' had .0
ukc olf their vhinv because the
nur%c« wanted u> pet the \hott A\
high up on the arm a\ pottible
"I d»dn*t think it t/a* go>«l (hat
they 1*••'. a that war." vhc vaid.
Soote uudentv were eAcluded
from whool becaut; liny dkln't
receive notice* to pet their ibots.
Senior Uutme t*.ui.. »h wa*
culu-kd (rirfn s;h«J for two ti;>i.
u»J. "1 ihoujht trut kinee I dWln'l
?e whole ep.*'' : c
was rcill> ilunib." dffiared *- utir
Madeline Mun|:cr. v.j*
excluded 00 Decaabcr 13. idtdn't
Set my record stnlghlcncd cu: umil
Jdnouy 3. but lien I haj bctn ux
ichool for two day* **nen 1
shouldn't have been."